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2022 Challenge Wales

June 17, 2022 · Fishguard, United Kingdom

Data: Challenge™ · Updated 7/3/2025 · Quality: unknownHow data works

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Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Half-Iron
Field size
15
12 men · 3 women
Men SOF
52.66
Women SOF
27.71

Race story in the data

Men: Aaron Royle won in 3:51:49 with a +0:46 margin. Aaron Royle had the fastest run (1:13:29).

Women: Lucy Byram won in 4:27:00 with a +19:33 margin. Tara Grosvenor had the fastest run (1:25:37).

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Race summary

2022 Challenge Wales 2022 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Aaron Royle in 3:51:49

Margin: +0:46

Fastest bike: Markus Thomschke - 2:12:46

Fastest run: Aaron Royle - 1:13:29

Top points: Aaron Royle - 68.11 pts

Field: 12/12 finishers, SOF 52.66

Race summary

2022 Challenge Wales 2022 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Lucy Byram in 4:27:00

Margin: +19:33

Fastest bike: Lucy Byram - 2:34:04

Fastest run: Tara Grosvenor - 1:25:37

Top points: Lucy Byram - 56.51 pts

Field: 3/3 finishers, SOF 27.71

Men race summary

12 finishers from 12 starters · SOF 52.66

Winner
Aaron Royle
3:51:49
Winning margin
+0:46
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Aaron Royle · 21:00
Fastest bike
Markus Thomschke · 2:12:46
Fastest run
Aaron Royle · 1:13:29
Top points
Aaron Royle
68.11 pts

Women race summary

3 finishers from 3 starters · SOF 27.71

Winner
Lucy Byram
4:27:00
Winning margin
+19:33
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Lucy Byram · 25:12
Fastest bike
Lucy Byram · 2:34:04
Fastest run
Tara Grosvenor · 1:25:37
Top points
Lucy Byram
56.51 pts

Men split podiums

Fastest stored segment times. These are segment rankings, not cumulative race-position order.

Swim

  1. 1
    Aaron Royle
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    21:00
  2. 2
    Joshua Lewis
    Finish 5 · split rank #2
    21:06
  3. 3
    Thomas Bishop
    Finish 4 · split rank #3
    21:12

T1

  1. 1
    Thomas Bishop
    Finish 4
    00:30
  2. 2
    Aaron Royle
    Finish 1
    00:34
  3. 3
    Harry Palmer
    Finish 3
    00:34

Bike

  1. 1
    Markus Thomschke
    Finish 8 · split rank #1
    2:12:46
  2. 2
    Sam Wade
    Finish 7 · split rank #2
    2:14:36
  3. 3
    Jack Hutchens
    Finish 2 · split rank #4
    2:14:58

T2

  1. 1
    Thomas Davis
    Finish 6
    00:39
  2. 2
    Aaron Royle
    Finish 1
    00:42
  3. 3
    Elliot Smales
    Finish 9
    00:47

Run

  1. 1
    Aaron Royle
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    1:13:29
  2. 2
    Jack Hutchens
    Finish 2 · split rank #2
    1:13:31
  3. 3
    Harry Palmer
    Finish 3 · split rank #3
    1:13:51
Off-bike and off-run position order needs cumulative split-position data. ProTriStats currently stores segment times and segment ranks, so this page reports the fastest bike split rather than who entered T2 first.

Women split podiums

Fastest stored segment times. These are segment rankings, not cumulative race-position order.

Swim

  1. 1
    Lucy Byram
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    25:12
  2. 2
    Tara Grosvenor
    Finish 2 · split rank #2
    28:54
  3. 3
    Claire Weller
    Finish 3 · split rank #3
    30:26

T1

  1. 1
    Lucy Byram
    Finish 1
    00:36
  2. 2
    Tara Grosvenor
    Finish 2
    1:59
  3. 3
    Claire Weller
    Finish 3
    2:25

Bike

  1. 1
    Lucy Byram
    Finish 1 · split rank #1
    2:34:04
  2. 2
    Claire Weller
    Finish 3 · split rank #2
    2:41:01
  3. 3
    Tara Grosvenor
    Finish 2 · split rank #3
    2:48:08

T2

  1. 1
    Lucy Byram
    Finish 1
    00:45
  2. 2
    Tara Grosvenor
    Finish 2
    1:55
  3. 3
    Claire Weller
    Finish 3
    2:00

Run

  1. 1
    Tara Grosvenor
    Finish 2 · split rank #1
    1:25:37
  2. 2
    Lucy Byram
    Finish 1 · split rank #2
    1:26:22
  3. 3
    Claire Weller
    Finish 3 · split rank #3
    1:36:29
Off-bike and off-run position order needs cumulative split-position data. ProTriStats currently stores segment times and segment ranks, so this page reports the fastest bike split rather than who entered T2 first.

PodiumMen

Winner time: 3:51:49
🥇#1
AU
Aaron Royle
3:51:49
68.11 pts
🥈#2
GB
Jack Hutchens
3:52:35
64.96 pts
🥉#3
GB
Harry Palmer
3:52:38
62.56 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:27:00
🥇#1
GB
Lucy Byram
4:27:00
56.51 pts
🥈#2
GB
Tara Grosvenor
4:46:33
40.77 pts
🥉#3
GB
Claire Weller
4:52:21
35.42 pts

Men · Split Rank Flow

Top finishers by stored split rank. Lower lines are worse ranks; this is not cumulative race position at each checkpoint.

Top 8
#1#6#11SwimBikeRunFinish#1#7#1#1#7#4#2#2#6#3#3#3#3#8#5#4#2#6#8#5#5#5#7#6#8#2#9#7#11#1#10#8
Aaron Royle1Jack Hutchens2Harry Palmer3Thomas Bishop4Joshua Lewis5Thomas Davis6Sam Wade7Markus Thomschke8

Women · Split Rank Flow

Top finishers by stored split rank. Lower lines are worse ranks; this is not cumulative race position at each checkpoint.

Top 3
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#1#2#1#2#3#1#2#3#2#3#3
Lucy Byram1Tara Grosvenor2Claire Weller3

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

12 participants

3:51:49
Swim
21:00
Bike
2:16:04
Run
1:13:29
3:52:35
Swim
22:25
Bike
2:14:58
Run
1:13:31
3:52:38
Swim
22:24
Bike
2:14:58
Run
1:13:51
3:52:55
Swim
21:12
Bike
2:16:12
Run
1:14:11
3:53:02
Swim
21:06
Bike
2:15:33
Run
1:14:55
3:53:07
Swim
22:17
Bike
2:15:06
Run
1:14:27
3:54:02
Swim
22:27
Bike
2:14:36
Run
1:15:06
3:54:46
Swim
24:07
Bike
2:12:46
Run
1:15:56
3:59:24
Swim
24:04
Bike
2:19:50
Run
1:14:01
3:59:50
Swim
24:31
Bike
2:19:20
Run
1:14:22
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Aaron RoyleAU3:51:49Winner21:00#100:342:16:04#700:421:13:29#168.11
2Jack HutchensGB3:52:35—22:25#700:382:14:58#41:021:13:31#264.96
3Harry PalmerGB3:52:38—22:24#600:342:14:58#300:501:13:51#362.56
4Thomas BishopGB3:52:55—21:12#300:302:16:12#800:511:14:11#560.18
5Joshua LewisGB3:53:02—21:06#200:402:15:33#600:481:14:55#858.09
6Thomas DavisGB3:53:07—22:17#500:402:15:06#500:391:14:27#756.20
7Sam WadeGB3:54:02—22:27#800:562:14:36#200:581:15:06#953.80
8Markus ThomschkeDE3:54:46—24:07#111:072:12:46#100:501:15:56#1051.68
9Elliot SmalesGB3:59:24—24:04#1000:432:19:50#1100:471:14:01#446.66
10Finn ArentzGB3:59:50—24:31#1200:432:19:20#1000:541:14:22#645.01
11Niall CornynIE4:11:32—27:20#1600:362:25:42#1300:471:17:06#1134.74
12JulenDiez RodriguezES4:12:49—26:08#1500:512:23:23#121:071:21:16#1232.63

Female Pro Results

3 participants

4:27:00
Swim
25:12
Bike
2:34:04
Run
1:26:22
4:46:33
Swim
28:54
Bike
2:48:08
Run
1:25:37
4:52:21
Swim
30:26
Bike
2:41:01
Run
1:36:29
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Lucy ByramGB4:27:00Winner25:12#100:362:34:04#100:451:26:22#256.51
2Tara GrosvenorGB4:46:33—28:54#21:592:48:08#31:551:25:37#140.77
3Claire WellerGB4:52:21—30:26#32:252:41:01#22:001:36:29#335.42